Bishop Library Summer 2009 Newsletter

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Summer 2009

Friends donate $2000 to Library for books & CDs

You’re Invited! Friday Morning Story Hours

Readers Needed!

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Friends of the Bishop Library Meetings The Friends usually meet

on the third Thursday of each month at 7 pm in the Conference Room of the Library. Join us — we’re a friendly group! Please call the Library first to confirm the date (873-5115).

Classics Reading Group “Looking Back to the Classics”

Please join us at our next

Kids Go Bananas for Books in Bishop Library’s Summer Reading Program

PHOTO. Alana Forbes.

By alana Forbes, Friends of the Bishop Library

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ver 45 children from preschool to age 12 participated in the Bishop Library’s summer reading program.  The Go Bananas for Books program ran from June 8 to August 1. See the rest of the story and photos on page 2! Library staff person Reece Parker shows us the Go Bananas for Books Reading Log.

Bishop Library needs

PHOTO. Mike Gervais, Inyo Register.

he Friends of the Bishop Library have voted to fund $2000 worth of books and CDs for 2009. The Friends agreed that it is best to “do business locally” when possible, so they have “banked” their donation with Spellbinder Books. Don Matthewson, Friends of Bishop Our Bishop Library President, hands check for librarian, An- books and CDs to Spellbinder’s Gennie Kothman, evieve Woods. Others enjoying the are: (L to R, back row) Gail can now or- moment Albutt, Spellbinder co-owner; Annie der books the Kothman, Bishop Library branch head; library needs Rob Klieforth, Lynne Foster, and Alana from Spell- Forbes, Friends of Bishop Library; (front row, L to R) Lynne Almeida, binder, which Spellbinder co-owner; and Sarah Sheewill extend han, Friends of Bishop Library. their regular educational discount to the library.

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Volunteer!

By Don Matthewson, President, Bishop Friends of the Library

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monthly meeting in the Bishop Library conference room. Call the Bishop Library for dates and details (873-5115). Our group is led by Dr. Donald J. Matthewson, former Lecturer in Political Philosophy at California State University, Fullerton. At each month’s meeting, we discuss one book. To date, we have read some early Greek, Jewish, and Christian literature. We plan to continue by focusing on the synthesis of these readings in the Renaissance and Early Modern Era.

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volunteers to read to the kids at our Friday morning story hours. To volunteer, just stop by or call the library (873-5115).

What Books Should the Library Buy? Library users – what books & CDs do you want? Annie, our Bishop librarian, would like to have library users help her decide what to order by suggesting books and CDs they would like the library to purchase. You can make suggestions either at Spellbinder or at the library.

What’s your favorite book? Write a paragraph or two about your most recent favorite book and send it to Lynne Foster at lfoster@ schat.net). Also, see page 3.

In This Issue Library Funnies . . . . . . . . . . 2 Kids Go Bananas for Books . 1-3 Favorite: The Soloist . . . . . . 3 Jane Wehrey to Speak . . . . 3 Library Facts . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Join the Friends! . . . . . . . . . 4 Book Lovers’ Calendar . . . . 4

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Summer 2009

Friends of the Bishop Library

Kids Go Bananas for Books  Children taking part in the summer reading program kept track of books read to them or that they read themselves by entering the name of the book in their individual reading log. Young readers were encouraged to turn their reading logs in to the Library by August 1.     The Go Bananas For

Books   program

ended with a lively and fun banana split party on Saturday, August 8. More than 25 children and adults came to the celebration at Bishop City Park.  Children and adults participated in a three-legged race, burlap sack race, and After the rigors of the sack race, three-legged race, and tug-of-war, a grand finale many enjoyed a story from Yvonne Wood in a tree-shaded spot. tug-of-war race.  Parent pearing at the last minute, victory.  Yvonne Wood also Todd Thornburg, ap- helped his side pull to treated the kids to several stories under the shade of a tree.  Annie Kothman, Bishop County Librarian, gave out the Go Ba na nas for Books reading No summer party is complete without a sack race . . . certificates, along with bags filled with Friends of the gifts  or coupons doBishop Library nated by several loThe Friends is a nonprofit organization. Its main purpose is to focus public attention on library services, facilities, and needs; promote the use and resources of the library; and raise funds for library projects and equipment. General meetings are held at the Library; for more information, call the Bishop Library (760-873-5115). Please see page 4 for membership details.

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. . . or a three-legged race!

Library Funnies

Friends Newsletter

The Friends’ newsletter is published two to four times each year. Next Deadline: TBA. Contents. Any library-related items are welcome. Letters to the editor, funny stories and experiences, cartoons, opinions on books, photos, etc., can be sent to the editor, Lynne Foster, via snail mail (94 Mountain View Dr.. Swall Meadows, Bishop, CA 93514) or e-mail ([email protected]). Questions? If you have a question about contributing, please call (760387-2634) or e-mail the editor. Editor. Lynne Foster.

Wilson Library Bulletin, April 1989.

PHOTOS. Alana Forbes and Sarah Sheehan.

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“I understand I’ve become an end user. Could I go back to being just a patron?”

It’s time to renew your Friends

membership! Please see page 4 for information and coupon.

Kids Go Bananas for Books

Favorite Books

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cal businesses. Thank you, Eastside Books, Spellbinder, and McDonalds!   The sweetest part of the party came at the end— with banana splits for everyone. The Go Ba-

PHOTOS. Alana Forbes and Sarah Sheehan.

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Friends of the Bishop Library

Summer 2009

nanas for Books Bishop Friends of the Library – Alana, Sarah, and Rob – serve up the banana splits. summer reading

program was sponsored by Bishop Friends of the Library.

The banana splits were much appreciated!

The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, & the Redemptive Power of Music by Steve Lopez

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(Penguin Books, 2008)

opez, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, first encounters Nathaniel Ayers playing Beethoven on a battered two-string violin, standing on a busy downtown street corner. Over the next few days, he discovers that Nathaniel was once a promising music student at Juilliard — that is, until he was overcome by schizophrenia. Over a period of many months, enlisting the help of doctors, mental health professionals, and professional musicians, Lopez attempts to help Nathaniel move out of Skid Row, regain his dignity, develop his musical talent, and free himself of the demons induced by schizophrenia. With elegant prose and great honesty, Lopez tells an inspiring story of heartbreak and hope. — Sarah Sheehan

Friends of the Lone Pine Library Local author Jane Wehrey to speak about her Owens Valley books Tuesday, September 8, 7 pm Museum of Film History

Owens Valley residents have

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Did You Know?

Friends of the Big Pine Library

Inyo County Library Facts

Friends of the Big Pine Library can be contacted at: P.O. Box 332, Big Pine, CA 93513. Big Pine Library hours are Mon-Fri 12-5 pm and Saturday 10am-1pm. Public Access internet is available. Contact the library at [email protected] or (760) 938-2420 for more info.

The 6 Inyo County libraries serve over 18,000 people and have over 10,000 borrowers. Each borrower takes out about 10 items/year. The budget for the libraries totals about $650,000/year, 98% of which comes from local government.

been “making history” since humans first appeared here, says historian and author Jane Wehrey, who will explore how ordinary people have helped create extraordinary pasts in Lone Pine, Manzanar, and other Eastern Sierra communities. A slide show will accompany the presentations hosted by the Friends of the Lone Pine Library at the Beverly and Jim Rogers Museum of Film History. Ms. Wehrey has written two books about the area and will be available to sign both. Voices From This Long Brown Land: Oral Recollections of Owens Valley Lives and Manzanar Pasts (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006), showcases recollections of local residents whose history-making dates

to the late 1800s. Manzanar Pasts (Images of America Series, Arcadia Publishing, 2008) traces the long history of that historic site in photographs. Wehrey is an Owens Valley native and current resident of Independence. Her family’s history in the valley dates to 1918, when her maternal grandparents came to the Manzanar fruit-growing community to operate the general store. With degrees from Occidental College and CalState Fullerton, Wehrey has worked extensively as an editor and interviewer in the oral history field at CSUF. She has also worked extensively for the National Park Service at Manzanar. For more information, call the Friends at 760-876-4100.

— Dorothy Branson, Friends of the Lone Pine Library

Box 1053 Bishop, CA 93514-1053

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Be a Friend of the Library!

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hat’s a community without a good library? Your support can truly make a differ-

ence. You can make contributions toward general purchases or to specific ones. If the library has a special place in your heart, please begin or renew your membership now. Don’t forget to fill in your e-mail address so you can receive Library news. Name _______________________ Date __________ Address_____________________________________ _____________________________ Zip __________ Phone/s ________________E-mail ______________

Book Lovers’ Calendar Spellbinder Books September Lucky Breaks by Susan Patron Author Susan Patron returns to the Owens Valley to celebrate the publication of Lucky Breaks, the follow-up to her Newbery Awardwinning book, The Higher Power of Lucky. Both books take place in a somewhat fictionalized southern Inyo County!

October Walking the Sky

Membership & Donations

___ Friend, $10 ___ Friendlier, $25 ___ Friendliest, $50 ___ Scholar Circle, $100 up ___ Franklin Circle, $250 up ___ Alexandria Circle, $500 up

Please make checks payable to “Friends of the Bishop Library.” Send to Bishop Library, P.O. Box 1053, Bishop, CA 93514-1053 or drop off at Library, 210 Academy Avenue, Bishop.

Mark Sclenz & John Dittli A book release party for local publishers Companion Press, whose beautiful book on the John Muir Trail, Walking the Sky, will be available in early October. The book features essays by Mark Sclenz and photography by John Dittli. by

Please call store for details (873-4511).

Lone Pine September 8

Tuesday, 7 pm, Museum of Film History

Voices From This Long Brown Land: Oral Recollections of Owens Valley Lives & Manzanar Pasts

by Jane Wehry For details of this event, please see article on page 3.

Mammoth Lakes September 5-6

Labor Day Book Sale 8-5, Sat. & 9-4 Sun. Rite Aid/Do-It Center

Book sale sponsored by Mammoth Friends of the Library. Info: 943-4333.

Book Discussion Group

Our Spellbinder book group meets monthly and welcomes everyone! Current book selections and meeting dates are posted on the store bulletin board. Please call store for details (873-4511).